Touchet SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Touchet at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 7, and the median peak is 30.7 in around April 10.

as of 5:40 AM PDT, October 4, 2026

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Touchet, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Median	Percent	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches
Oct 3	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches
Oct 2	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	54.5 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	54.5 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	54.5 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	54.5 inches

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Records at Touchet

Record values for Touchet, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	63.2 inches, April 15, 1997
Deepest snow on record	129 inches, April 3, 2009
Biggest season peak	63.2 in, 1996-97 season, on April 15, 1997
Smallest season peak	10.6 in, 2004-05 season, on April 15, 2005
Last season's peak	16.8 in, 2025-26 season, on March 14, 2026

44 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation	5,520 ft
County	Columbia
Position	46.1187, -117.8505
Record starts	October 1, 1979
Median peak SWE	30.7 in around April 10
Median first snow	November 7
Median melt-out	May 26
NRCS station ID	824:WA:SNTL

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